OTHER NAMES: Dall Sheep
Latin Etymology: Ovis ("sheep") dalli (for William Healey Dall)
Heard of Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli) at Turnagain Arm, Alaska, USA - August 2024
Featured Subspecies: Ovis dalli dalli
Weight: 70-80kg / Length: 140cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
One of two Sheep species found in North America, the Thinhorn Sheep is a dweller of the Rockies stretcking from Canada into Alaska. They favour alpine tundra and meadows, particularly on rocky slopes where their manouverability enables them to evade predators more easily. A social animal, generally however females and males will separate outside the breeding season.
Related Species:
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Ovis
SUBSPECIES: O. d. dalli, O. d. stonei
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES - Found in Alaska
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Seen in Turnagain Arm near Anchorage, Alaska
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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